Moyo, the former industry and international trade minister of Zimbabwe – not a very busy job we’d wager – said that Zimbabweans had asked him to run, and so he will.

“I must heed the call to run for President of Zimbabwe, a call from diverse Zimbabweans,” Moyo, who’s aiming to be leader of the Alliance for the People’s Agenda, said.

According to eNCA Moyo believes Mugabe has governed for long enough and ‘run his leg’, and that Zim needs a new government with fresh ideas.

“We are what we are because of what has been done to our people by our own system,” Moyo said, adding that his party would look to garner support from among those locals who’ve lost faith in the current parties.

“When you look at the data on voter turnout, you will realise that Zimbabweans who vote are less than those who are not persuaded, that is worth their while… if the options remain the same, the majority of Zimbabweans who have found these options unattractive in the past will stay away as before,” Moyo, who claims that he never served as a ZANU PF minister, but held the position as an independent, said.

“I have never been a part of Zanu-PF and so let it be clear, I’m not a Zanu-PF project. I left government because they were doing things wrong.”